Magazine fed sinker applying pliers



H. C. MEATTE MAGAZINE FED SINKER APPLYING PLIERS Filed Sept. 24, 1951Patented Oct. 13, 1953 umreb sures MAGAZINE FED. sllflizisilPLYlNG-finmgg iiifirc. M tn nn i e ssi n nnffiftr per cent 'to FrankLeavitt, St. Louis, Mo.

Application sepiember 24, 1551, sent: zigoia 2' Claims. (oi. 81-15) 1The, present invention relate tbi new anduserui improvements: in toolsfor applying lead" shot to fishing lines for use as sinker-s.

Anmportant object of the invention. istoprovide asinker applying tooladapted for holding and crimping a split shot on the line.

Another object is to provide a tool having acting jaws and a magazinefor holding and feeding split shot of different sizes to correspondingsized compartments in a stationary jaw of the tool for crimping the shoton a line by a pivoted jaw.

A further object is to provide a tool of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is efficient and dependable in operation,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for thepurposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencesbeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view;

Figure 2 is a top plan view with parts broken away and shown in section;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View taken on a line 4-4 of Figure 1,and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cut-off disk.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention,the numeral 5 designates a plier type tool generally composed of a pairof handles 6 and I pivoted to each other by a pin 8 and having achannelshaped stationary jaw 9 at the front end of handle 6 and aribbon-like jaw I0 at the front end of handle I.

A magazine H is open at its top and is provided with partitions I2 toform a lurality of compartments I3 therein, each having an opening [4 inthe bottom 15 of the magazine. Bottom i5 is rotatably supported on ashelf 16 by a central pin i! and a cut-off disk 18 is also rotatable onpin ll between the bottom of the magazine and the shelf. An opening [9is also formed in disk l8 adapted for aligning with a selected openingI4 and also adapted for aligning with the upper end of a chute 20leading downwardly from one side of shelf l6 to the rear end of channel2! in jaw 9.

Jaw 9 tapers toward its front end to, gradually reduce the width of thechannel and which is provided with pairs of opposing lugs 22 and whichare spaced progressively closer to'each other towardthe narrowfr'o'ntend of the channel to. form sorting compartments 24 at the rearof the channel and a transverse pin 25 in the channel beyond the lastpair of lugs also forms a sorting compartment at the front of thechannel.

Aligned notches 26 are formed in the upper edges of the walls of thechannel at each compartment.

In the operation of the tool split lead shot 21 of different sizes areplaced in the compartments [3 of magazine H, according to the size ofthe openings in the bottom thereof, and the magazine is rotated on pinI1 to bring opening M of a compartment containing a selected size shotinto registry with chute 20. Cut-off disk [8 is then turned to registerits opening with the opening I4 of the selected compartment to dischargeone of the selected shot into the chute where it passes into channel 2|.The shot then stops in one of the sorting compartments 24 according toits size and a line 28 is placed in the notches 26 of that sortingcompartment transversely of channel 21 to enter the split 29 of theshot.

The channel is constructed of proper depth so that the upper splitportion of the shot protrudes above the upper edge of stationary jaw 9and the handles 6 and I are then squeezed to force jaw l0 downwardly tocrimp or close the split 29 of the shot tightly on the line.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A tool for applying split soft metal sinkers to a fishing linecomprising a pair of crossed handles pivoted to each other, a jaw on onehandle having a recess adapted to hold a sinker therein, a second jaw onthe other handle coacting with the first jaw, a magazine supported bythe tool and adapted to feed sinkers singly to said recess forsupporting the sinker therein in a position to receive a, line in thesplit thereof and said second named jaw closing the split about the lineupon a closing movement thereof, said magazine comprising a rotatablebody having individual compartments therein to hold sinkers of varioussizes, each compartment having a discharge opening in its bottom, and acut-01f member movably supported under the magazine and having anopening adapted for aligning with the opening of a selected compartmentto control feeding of the sinkers to the recess.

2. A hand tool for applying split soft metal sinkers to a fishing linecomprising a pair of crossed handles pivoted to each other, alongitudinally extending tapering channel-shaped jaw on one handle, anelongated jaw on the other handle overlying and substantiallyco-extensive with the channel of the first named jaw and movable into aclosing position relative to the channel of the first named jaw, asinker feeding 20 device supported on the first named jaw adapted tofeed sinkers of various sizes thereto for traveling in the channelthereof, and internal longitudinally spaced apart stop means in thechannel-shaped jaw forming individual chambers of different sizes totrap sinkers of a corresponding size entering the channel.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein alined notches are formed in theside edges of the channel-shaped jaw in the region of each chamber andadapted to receive a line extending transversely of the channel to entera split in the sinker trapped in the chamber.

HENRY C. MEAT'I'E.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 392,761 Schillmoller Nov. 13, 1888 394,546 Taylor Dec. 11,1888 838,920 Varnedoe Dec. 18, 1906 851,906 Strassburger Apr. 30, 1907977,124 Parker Nov. 29, 1910 1,394,719 Evenden et a1. Oct. 25, 19211,740,591 Harter Dec. 24, 1929 2,571,819 Boel et a1 Oct. 16, 1951FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 46,879 Switzerland Apr. 24, 1909

